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Demonstrators holding signs during a student walkout over coronavirus pandemic safety measures at Chicago Public Schools.

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Students Are Protesting Covid Policies — And the Adults Who Won’t Listen to Them

For a century, student activists have demanded a say in their schools.

by Jack Hodgson via Made By History on January 18, 2022

Austerity Policies In The United States Caused ‘Stagflation’ In The 1970s

U.S. government policies must continue to support physical and social infrastructure spending amid the continuing pandemic to avoid ‘stagflation’.

by Andrew Yamakawa Elrod via Washington Center For Equitable Growth on January 11, 2022

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Bureaucracy Under Fire: How the Supreme Court Has Jeopardized the OSHA Vaccine Mandate

Corporate deregulation has long curtailed OSHA’s power to safeguard workers.

by Alexander Ian Parry via Made By History on January 7, 2022

Collage illustration showing many faces behind a zig-zagging line graph.

Without Context, COVID Tallies Are Misleading

Counting both uninfected and infected people helps us better understand a pandemic.

by Jim Downs via Los Angeles Times on December 19, 2021

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COVID-19 in History

Living through a momentus time has prompted many reflections on what the past has to teach us about why the pandemic took the shape that it did – and how we can better respond to it.

A painting by Alfred Touchemolin showing French army recruits being inoculated with cowpox to protect them from smallpox, circa 1895

The Deep Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy

Understanding the battle over immunization—from the pre-Victorian era onward—between public health and the people may help in treating anti-vax sentiment.

by Mark Honigsbaum via New York Review of Books on December 14, 2021

Advertisement during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic.

Political Accountability and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Why do some political incumbents adopt aggressive measures to slow the spread of infectious diseases while others do not?

by Yuri M. Zhukov, Jacob Walden via Broadstreet on December 10, 2021

Surgeon General Vivek Murphy, Texas Children's Hospital chief pathologist Jim Versalovic and first lady Jill Biden visit with kids before they receive their coronavirus vaccine shots on Nov. 14 in Houston.

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History Shows That Passing School Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates Could Require Exemptions

Enacting vaccination mandates demands political give and take.

by Elena Conis via Made By History on November 19, 2021

Elvis Presley Gets the Polio Vaccine on The Ed Sullivan Show, Persuading Millions to Get Vaccinated

In 1956, Elvis Presley was vaccinated backstage at The Ed Sullivan Show in order to encourage teenagers to get the polio vaccination.

by Josh Jones via Open Culture on September 15, 2021

An artistic syringe with RNA sequence in it

The Tangled History of mRNA Vaccines

Hundreds of scientists had worked on mRNA vaccines for decades before the coronavirus pandemic brought a breakthrough.

by Elie Dolgin via Nature on September 14, 2021

Demonstrators outside the New York City offices of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Aug. 31.

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The Supreme Court Ended The Eviction Ban But Not The Fight Against Evictions

Historically, the failures and limitations of federal policy have emboldened activists.

by Maia Silber via Made By History on September 9, 2021

50 Years After Attica, Prisoners Protest Brutal Conditions

If this nation hopes to achieve a justice system that is just, it must remain ever vigilant for any echo from Attica.

by Heather Ann Thompson via TIME on September 8, 2021

The illustration “Vaccinating the Poor,” by Solomon Eytinge Jr

The Surprisingly Strong Supreme Court Precedent Supporting Vaccine Mandates

In 1905, the high court made a fateful ruling with eerie parallels to today: One person’s liberty can’t trump everyone else’s.

by Joel Lau, Peter S. Canellos via Politico Magazine on September 8, 2021

Protest signs from the 1963 March on Washington

A Federal Job Guarantee: The Unfinished Business of the Civil Rights Movement

The 1963 March on Washington put a government guarantee to a job at the front of the civil rights agenda. It’s long past time to complete the work.

by Ayanna Pressley, David Stein via The Nation on September 2, 2021

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The U.S. and Russia Could Join Forces to Get People Vaccinated. They Did Before.

The forgotten history of Soviet-American vaccine diplomacy.

by Yana Demeshko, Ruth Gabor, Ivan Grek, Kristen Ho via Made By History on September 1, 2021

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Sending Vaccines to African Nations is Crucial. But They’re Rightly Wary About Foreign Medical Aid.

How medical humanitarianism helped facilitate exploitation of Africa.

by Gregg Mitman via Made By History on August 13, 2021

The Long History of Mandated Vaccines in the United States

Vaccines against smallpox during the Revolutionary War are one example of how mandates have protected the health of Americans for more than two centuries.

by Lindsay M. Chervinsky via Governing on August 5, 2021

Vaccine Mandates Are as American as Apple Pie

Those who claim that vaccine resistance is an expression of liberty are historically illiterate.

by Matt Ford via The New Republic on July 30, 2021

Seeing the Pandemic Through the Shuttered Bungalows of an L.A. Sanatorium

Once a haven for tuberculosis patients, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is uniquely suited to the COVID and post-COVID eras.

by Elizabeth Svoboda via Atlas Obscura on July 15, 2021

Drawing of ailing person in bed with another person sitting in chair facing them

How Early Americans Narrated Disease

Early Americans coped with disease through narratives that found divine providence and mercy in suffering.

by Philippa Koch via Zócalo Public Square on July 6, 2021

The US Drug Industry Used to Oppose Patents – What Changed?

Patent medicine used to be associated with fraud and profiteering. What shifted the industry's positions on medical ethics and intellectual property?

by Joseph M. Gabriel via The Conversation on June 29, 2021

The author’s cat, Kali, helping review page proofs.

Helping Humans Cope: The Popularity of Pandemic Pets and Civil War Companion Animals

Marcy Sacks compares the increased desire for animal companions during the Civil War and the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Marcy Sacks via Muster on June 29, 2021

World War II’s Lesson for After the Pandemic

The U.S. needs another innovation dream team.

by Derek Thompson via The Atlantic on June 28, 2021

Illustration of a stick figure on a ladder adding to very tall stacks of paper

Living Memory

Black archivists, activists, and artists are fighting for justice and ethical remembrance — and reimagining the archive itself.

by Megan Pillow via Guernica on June 23, 2021

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Covid-19 Changed the Way We Watch Movies. The 1918 Pandemic Set the Stage

The 1918 flu pandemic helped to usher in the Hollywood studio system. Could Covid-19 transform the industry?

via Retro Report on April 21, 2021

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past diners eating outdoors in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood last month.

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Revisiting a 19th Century Medical Idea Could Help Address Covid-19

When germ theory displaced the idea of "miasmas" we lost important knowledge about tackling airborne disease.

by Melanie A. Kiechle via Made By History on April 21, 2021

A comic overview of vaccine development production trials to deliveries.

The Last Time a Vaccine Saved America

Sixty-six years ago, people celebrated the polio vaccine by embracing in the streets. Our vaccine story is both more extraordinary and more complicated.

by Howard Markel via The New Yorker on April 12, 2021

What Should a Coronavirus Memorial Look Like? This Powerful Statement on Gun Violence Offers a Model

The pandemic, like other open wounds, must be remembered with an “open” memorial.

by Philip Kennicott via Washington Post on April 9, 2021

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Students Are Protesting Covid Policies — And the Adults Who Won’t Listen to Them

Austerity Policies In The United States Caused ‘Stagflation’ In The 1970s

Bureaucracy Under Fire: How the Supreme Court Has Jeopardized the OSHA Vaccine Mandate

Without Context, COVID Tallies Are Misleading

COVID-19 in History

The Deep Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy

Political Accountability and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

History Shows That Passing School Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates Could Require Exemptions

Neoliberalism Died of COVID. Long Live Neoliberalism!

Our Urban/Rural Political Divide is Both New — And Decades In The Making

The South’s Resistance to Vaccination Is Not As Incomprehensible As It Seems

Elvis Presley Gets the Polio Vaccine on The Ed Sullivan Show, Persuading Millions to Get Vaccinated

The Tangled History of mRNA Vaccines

The Supreme Court Ended The Eviction Ban But Not The Fight Against Evictions

50 Years After Attica, Prisoners Protest Brutal Conditions

The Surprisingly Strong Supreme Court Precedent Supporting Vaccine Mandates

A Federal Job Guarantee: The Unfinished Business of the Civil Rights Movement

The U.S. and Russia Could Join Forces to Get People Vaccinated. They Did Before.

Sending Vaccines to African Nations is Crucial. But They’re Rightly Wary About Foreign Medical Aid.

The Long History of Mandated Vaccines in the United States

Vaccine Mandates Are as American as Apple Pie

Seeing the Pandemic Through the Shuttered Bungalows of an L.A. Sanatorium

How Early Americans Narrated Disease

The US Drug Industry Used to Oppose Patents – What Changed?

Helping Humans Cope: The Popularity of Pandemic Pets and Civil War Companion Animals

World War II’s Lesson for After the Pandemic

Living Memory

Covid-19 Changed the Way We Watch Movies. The 1918 Pandemic Set the Stage

Revisiting a 19th Century Medical Idea Could Help Address Covid-19

The Last Time a Vaccine Saved America

What Should a Coronavirus Memorial Look Like? This Powerful Statement on Gun Violence Offers a Model

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